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1 THE UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES Semester l Semester II Supplemental/Summer School Examinations of December /April/May /July 2010 Originating Campus: Cave Hill Mona St. Augustine Mode: On Campus By Distance Course Code and Title: LIBS1002 INFORMATION ORGANIZATION AND DISSEMINATION Date: Time: Duration: 2 Hours Paper No: Materials required: Answer booklet: Normal Special Not required Calculator: Programmable Non Programmable (where applicable) Multiple Choice answer sheets: numerical alphabetical Auxiliary/Other material(s) Please specify: Candidates are permitted to bring the following items to their desks: Pencil or pen, Ruler, ID card, Exam card Instructions to Candidates: This paper has 11 pages & 26 questions. Candidates are reminded that the examiners shall take into account the proper use of the English Language in determining the mark for each response. ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS IN THE SPACES PROVIDED. 1) What is bibliographic control and why is it important? (3 marks) SEMESTER /2010.

2 2a) Give FOUR (4) examples of bibliographic control tools. (2 marks) 2b) Distinguish between any TWO (2) of the tools identified in 2a). (2 marks) 3) Name TWO (2) advantages for the library in using pathfinders and TWO (2) for library users. (2 marks) For Library: For Users: 4) Give an example of a style manual used by writers of academic papers. (1 mark).

3 5a) Complete the following sentence: (1.5 marks) The role of bibliography in information retrieval is to provide for the of, and to information. 5b) Briefly explain any TWO (2) of the concepts that you identified in 5(a). (2 marks) 6) Identify and briefly explain TWO (2) characteristic features of bibliography. (3 marks) 7a) Name FOUR (4) types of systematic bibliography. (2 marks) 7b) Which type of systematic bibliography is especially important for the goal of universal bibliographic control and why? (1.5 marks).

4 8a) In relation to bibliography, briefly explain the term pre-defined limits. (2 marks) 8b) Give TWO (2) examples of pre-defined limits. 9) Interpret the following: ISO TC 46. (1 mark) 10a) Name FOUR (4) major objectives of standards. (2 marks).

5 10b) Select any ONE (1) of the objectives identified in 10(a) and say how it relates to information retrieval. (1 mark) 11a) In the context of catalogue entries, explain the term bibliographic description. (1 mark) 11b) Name TWO (2) areas of the bibliographic description. (1 mark).

6 12) Briefly comment on: (3 marks) ISBD: Intellectual responsibility: _ Form of main entry: 13) What are the areas of work covered by subject cataloguing? (2 marks) 14a) Complete the following statement: (1 mark) The Dewey Decimal, Universal Decimal and Library of Congress classification schemes are all examples of classification..

7 14b) What is the advantage for the cataloguer of using the type of classification scheme identified in Question 14(a)? (1 mark) 15a) What are bibliographic added entries? (1 mark) 15b) For the catalogue record below, identify the appropriate bibliographic added entries: (2 marks) Maitland, Judith Jamaica s Historic Coastal Towns / Judith Maitland and Andrew Pointer; illustrated by Gail Jones. - Kingston, Jamaica : Pear Tree Press, x; 105p.; ill. ; 25 cm. ( Jamaica Heritage Series; #8) 16) Say briefly how technology has affected the holdings function of the library catalogue. (1 mark).

8 17) As a library user, give TWO (2) advantages of the OPAC as an information retrieval tool. [Exclude search speed] (1 mark) 18) Briefly explain the term value-added in relation to indexing and abstracting services. (2 marks) 19) Identify TWO (2) steps in the indexing process. (1 mark).

9 20) Why do indexers use controlled vocabularies? (1 mark) 21) Differentiate between the role of the indexing journal and that of the abstracting journal. (3 marks) 22) What is the major difference between the critical abstract and other abstracts? (2 marks) 23) Indicate FOUR (4) types of activities usually undertaken by professional associations. (2 marks).

10 24a) In the library context, what is the major objective of resource-sharing? (1 mark) 24b) Give TWO (2) examples of resource-sharing. (2 mark) _ 25) Identify THREE (3) ethical principles of librarianship that are often included in the codes of ethics of many library associations. (3 marks).

11 26) Name THREE (3) factors that libraries should bear in mind so as to minimize barriers to information access for users. (3 marks) END OF QUESTION PAPER.